CHAMBRE NOIRE
LA JEUNE FILLE SUPPLICIÉE
SUR UNE ÉTAGÈRE
« [Cédric Delorme-Bouchard] orchestre une immersion sensorielle aussi fascinante que déroutante. »
Laurent Imbault, Global Goodness
List title
A young girl has just died of fulminant pneumonia. Lying in the family living room, she can still see, hear, and feel. Men offer her impoverished parents money in exchange for her body and take it away. She then becomes the silent, yet lucid, witness to the various transformations imposed on her body in the name of science. Powerless, she recounts everything: the hospital, the dissection room, the medical students, the multiple procedures performed on her corpse… But when will her lucidity fade?
Written in the first person from the perspective of the deceased, "The Girl Tortured on a Shelf" is a short story by Japanese author Akira Yoshimura, published in 1959. This tale, steeped in magical realism, brilliantly illustrates how death affects people differently depending on their status. The author skillfully intertwines philosophical questions about human life with the concrete issues that shape it, such as social inequality, access to medical care, and the objectification of women's bodies. With her characteristic precision and sensitivity, Evelyne de la Chenelière has adapted this story for the stage, a tale where darkness and hope coexist.
List title
Mise en scène, scénographie et lumière : Cédric Delorme-Bouchard / D’après le roman d' Akira Yoshimura / Traduction : Rose-Marie Makino-Fayolle / Adaptation : Evelyne de la Chenelière / Dramaturgie : William Durbau / Interprétation : Larissa Corriveau, Jennyfer Desbiens / Conception sonore et musique originale : Simon Gauthier / Conseil en mouvement : Danielle Lecourtois / Conception costumes : Marie-Audrey Jacques / Coupe des costumes : Paul Rose / Assistance aux costumes : Charlotte Maréchal / Maquillages et coiffures : Angelo Barsetti / Conception vidéo : Pierre Antoine Lafon Simard / / Design 3D du système motorisé : Patricia Boutin / Programmation du système motorisé : Nicolas Comtois / Studio d’enregistrement : La salle des machines / Effets spéciaux : Olivier Proulx / Assistance à la mise en scène et Régie : Thomas Lapointe / Ritualiste : Christelle Franca / Assistance au son : Pierre Tripard / Assistance au décor : Charlotte St-Amour / Direction technique : Jocelyn Proulx / Coordination de production (Théâtre du Trillium) : Stella Chayer-Demers / Direction artistique CHAMBRE NOIRE : Cédric Delorme-Bouchard / Direction administrative CHAMBRE NOIRE : Denis LeBel / Coproduction , CHAMBRE NOIRE, Théâtre du Trillium et Théâtre Prospero
Avec le soutien de Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, du Conseil des arts de Montréal et du Conseil des arts du Canada
Présentation
23 janvier au 10 février 2024, Théâtre Prospero (Montréal)
22 au 24 février 2024, Théâtre du Trillium (Ottawa)
"The director-scenographer-designer demonstrates the full extent of his talent. […] The clever dramaturgy […] admirably transposes writing that is sometimes philosophical, sometimes poetic into monologues, dialogues and voice-overs, giving rhythm to the text and breadth to the words." Mario Cloutier, Revue JEU
"Driven by magnificent scenography and lighting, a captivating sound ambiance, the production is overall very accomplished." Luc Boulanger, La Presse
“It’s a show that really needs to be seen for its stage design and the highly aesthetic work of the staging!”
Ariane Cipriani, The 15-18 , ICI Radio-Canada Première
“The staging is simply masterful.” Valérie Garrigue , Cultures gourmandes
"We must highlight the remarkable work of the performers who, beyond a nuanced and sincere performance, performed majestic physical work." Lauriane Chioni , Boucle Magazine
LA JEUNE FILLE IN PICTURES
"We must highlight the remarkable work of the performers who, beyond a nuanced and sincere performance, performed majestic physical work." Lauriane Chioni , Boucle Magazine
